Review the body of work you have created, and determine which projects you want as part of your Sophomore Portfolio. If you have not created a portfolio, you must create a digital one. Digitally will be the only way your work will be reviewed. Reminder: work can be from any class, but it can also be personal work that fits the requirements.
7 Visual Projects: Include projects from any class, as well as personal work, addressing all areas of a strong creative foundation in communication design. Properly label each project on your website.
- Typographic sample
- Drawing sample
- Photography or Video sample
- Layout and Design
- 3 additional samples
- Any 3 additional academic or non-academic projects focusing on your strengths or desired career path.
Written Descriptions and Reflections: Provide written descriptions for each project, reflecting on your process, project requirements, and outcomes.
Resume: Include an updated resume as a PDF.
Your online portfolio must be submitted in Week 8, Sunday, March 17th, 2024. 2 weeks later, and you will present your work and consult a COMD faculty about the progression of your COMD career.
Seek Feedback / Support
- Meet with your current COMD 2300 Professor to assess your strongest work.
- Set up a meeting with your COMD advisor for a second opinion.
- Work with your advisor to determine which projects meet the “Sophomore quality” standard and what needs improvement.
- Discuss ways to enhance your work.
- Review if you need to add more projects to complete your body of work.
- Revise your work based on feedback from advisors and professors.
Organize Your Portfolio
- Organize all your portfolio work with a clean web theme.
- Please ensure each work contains a feature image, a project description, a gallery of additional images, a reflection paragraph, and process images where applicable.
Select Your Best Work
- Identify your strongest and favorite work that you want to discuss with your reviewer.
- Practice articulating the value and quality of the selected work using the provided prompts.
- What was the purpose of this project?
- Who is the audience of this work, and why?
- What technique(s) did you use to achieve your final results?
- If you had more time, what aspect could you update to improve it?
Submit
- Submit your final sophomore portfolio website for review on the specified date.
- Choose a timeslot based on your COMD 2400 class schedule.
Present & Discuss
- Be prepared to present your best work and discuss your plan for completing your COMD BFA.
- You will have 15 minutes to showcase and engage with a COMD faculty member.
Following these steps will help you prepare effectively for your Sophomore Review and showcase your progress and potential in the Communication Design program.